Fitness trainer has become very popular after being compared to a tree

A 6’7 fitness trainer Danny Jones has gained thousands of swooning fans across the globe after a Twitter user spotted an image of his very hunky frame online and compared it to a large tree – earning him the viral nickname ‘Tree Man’.

The two pictures, which were captioned, “This not a man, this a tree”, were liked more than 47,000 times and retweeted by 24,000 people.

Jones also talked to the Daily Mail about his viral moment. “So, the last 24 hours has been absolutely crazy. I went to bed the night before last just like any other but woke up to 8k new Instagram followers. I thought it was a glitch in the system,” he told them. “I already had a fairly large following, but that rate of growth was unheard of. I had no idea where all these people came from.”

Danny Jones aka ‘Tree Man’ is a fitness trainer, former basketball player and firefighter from Southern California, USA. He doesn’t mind being called “tree man”, adding: “It’s been super fun and hilarious to see all the memes, articles and comments this is getting!”